World War II Honoree

Frank Frieb

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Berwyn, Illinois

Honored By

Dolores T. Hannah-Frieb

Relationship

Wife

RECEIVED BASIC TRAINING AT CAMP GRANT, ILLINOIS ON FEBRUARY 13, 1943. ACHIEVED THE RANK OF PRIVATE FIRST CLASS AND THE STATUS OF EXPERT MARKSMAN WITH '03-A3, M-1 AND BROWNING AUTOMATIC RIFLES, AND WAS AWARDED THE MARKSMAN WITH RIFLE BAR LAPEL BUTTON. ERC FEBRUARY 6, 1943 - FEBRUARY 12, 1943 TRANSFERRED TO CAMP GORDON JOHNSON, FLORIDA FOR DESERT MANEUVERS, THEN TO CAMP PICKET, WEST VIRGINIA FOR MOUNTAIN MANEUVERS, FOLLOWED BY A TRANSFER TO CAMP MILES STANDISH, MASSACHUSETTS FOR AMPHIBIOUS LANDING MANEUVERS. SHIPPED TO WALES ON OCTOBER 26, 1943 FOR FURTHER FIELD TRAINING AND DEMOLITIONS EXPERT TRAINING. TRANSFERRED TO PEMBURY FLATS, ENGLAND APRIL 1944 TO BEGIN STAGING FOR 'D-DAY' INVASION. LANDED ON 'OMAHA BEACH' WITH THE 28TH DIVISION, 112TH INFANTRY DURING THE INVASION OF NORMANDY, JUNE 1944. RECEIVED THE COMBAT INFANTRY BADGE AND WAS IN CONSTANT COMBAT UNTIL AUGUST 4, 1944. RECEIVED WOUNDS IN ACTION THAT DAY FROM ENEMY FIRE AT VER, NEAR ST. LO IN FRANCE. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART, AS WELL AS DECORATIONS/CITATIONS OF FOUR OVERSEAS SERVICE BARS, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN RIBBON WITH THREE BRONZE BATTLE STARS, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AND THE WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL. ALTHOUGH PARTIALLY BLINDED IN ONE EYE, TOTALLY DEAF IN LEFT EAR, AND ENTITLED TO RETURN TO THE STATES, FRANK SERVED UNTIL DECEMBER 2,1945 AS AN ORDERLY AND AMBULANCE DRIVER AT A HOSPITAL IN BAR LE DUC, FRANCE.